The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-11

day the following judgments were
rendered: W. O. 6chwalmeyer W.
p. Bensieck, plaintiff allowed 40
damages. Florech Thorhsuer vs.. w.
B. Winston & Co., plaintiff allowed
s598. Same vs.. came, allowed 1922 70
damages.
The grand jury yesterday indicted
M. O. PeaTce for attempt to commit
murder in the first degree. Several
DAYS ago an indictm ent was found
Against him for assault 10 commit man
Slaughter. Judge DuBose ordered the
Attorney General to draw up new
bill, which he did, and true bill was
found a. stated.
Late Yesterday evening Messys.
W. ID. Bethel, II. M. Nicely, Il. l.. dc,
Govan, T. J. BiDford, j. r. BAniozT :.
D. d. wilkins, 7. o. Curry and c. II
MAYS applied for q cbcfler for the
/" Mississippi and Tenr, esses Ir0a and
Manufacturing Company" Zoe OBJ
jects and Proposes Of the corpora
ton are m.ning, quarrying, P5oring and
manufacturing.
The will Of MargaD,.t Brapel was
filed for probate yesr erdsy. George
Herbers is made ey .ecutor aud Mrs.
Caroline Bergscbic,xer was appointe
guardian OF the daughter, Emma
Brspel, and the two children OF her
sister, Carrie syId Willie HsSg. Mrs,
BeTgschicker Is TO carry on the bust
; ness at No. 7l0 Main street for the
benefit Of Che legatees.
The colored Odd Fellows and
: other societies had street parade and
9 a picnic yesterday. Among the at.
Z fractions was large white goat gaily
= decorated with ribbons, and keeping
MP with the procession. The outeide
!: colored people regarded the goat as
! one Of the trick animals OF the initis.
y iicn ceremonies, but whether you had
!, to ride it or be butted by 1t remained
: a solemn mystery.
AT the Criminal Court yesterday
forenoon J. W. KNOTT, who shot and
killed y. W. Jackson, waived pre-.
liminary examination before Justice
Cannon, and was sent to jail without
q: bail. The grand jury returned true
bill against Knot on the charge oi
murder in the first degree. The wife
OF the prisoner came to town and
volunteered ss witness for the State
: and to give testimony against her hus-
band.
. -Georgs Town, q young negro who
came up on the excursion train from
. Tsllahstchie county yesterday, a.
saulted Officer Bowel with a pair oil
brass kuucks at the Memphis and
Charleston depot late yesterday
evening. The officer used his club
with telling feet, and succeeded In
. landing him in the calaboose. Town
will be tried this morning on the
charges OF trespsss, carrying conceal
ed weapons and resisting an officer.
The Court Square iron fence,
which for thirty.three years has kept
out pIowling dogs, cows and hogs, snd
which has prevented scores Of runa.
: way horees from dssbiDg through the
square and killing women and chill
dren, was sold yesterday to the high
+ eet bidder, A. Kohlbry becoming the
purchaser ct $3.50 cash, about half a
; cent a pound. The fence Ia TO be re-
| moved within thirty days. President
. MADDEN made the sale in person, and
Square Keeper Rogeys rang the bell
: and kept the red flag flying. The
prairie dog will now havs 10 move its
quarters, ard the tame squirrels will
have to become wild II they desire to
keep out Of the way of dogs. II is in
tended to put q low stone curbing
around the square and to have an en-
trance from each corner.
The Richmond (Va.) State OF the
9TH instant says: Richmond capital
ists have subscribed 100000 to the
stock OF the Virginia Construction
Company, which, is to have the con
tract for building the Tennessee Mid
land railway from Memphis to Vir
ginia. The cffice OF the company is In
Memphis, Tenn. Mr.. J. B. Pace, Of
this city, is president; Mr.. I. O. Leake,
IT,, vice president, and Mr.. X. L
Traylor, secretary and treasurer. Mr.
Leske eft yesterday for New York
Col. A. y. Buiord is president of the
Tennessee Midland, and many Of The
directors are Richmond men. 1t il
thought that the line, when com
ple,ed. will be of great benefit to thi
city. The Virginia CONSTRUCTION
Company built the extension OF thu
Memphis, Birmingham and Atlanti,
railroad about a year ago, aud mad
- satisfactory profits"